In the first instalment of our weekly feature, Fiona McEvoy lets us in on her guilty pleasure…
I hate to admit it but… I’m a total hypocrite. I was always the first to look down my nose at TV shows such as ‘Made in Chelsea’ and ‘The Only Way Is Essex’.
I mean, who are these people and what are they doing on my telly?! You won’t find that rubbish in my weekly recordings thankyouverymuch! But I have a confession to make: I LOVE GEORDIE SHORE. There. I said it.
I cannot get enough of it. It’s bizarre really, because it advocates and encourages behaviour that I often very much disapprove of. It features men with false tans, waxed eyebrows and pecs that could take your eye out. The cast are loud, crude and utterly shameless. Geordie Shore‘(which promotes phrases such as ‘Let’s get mortal’ and ‘On it ’til we vomit’) is basically a television show about a group of people from Newcastle going out every night and getting absolutely ossified.Disgraceful behaviour, as my mother would put it.
Yet it makes for frightfully addictive telly. The cast don’t hold back when it comes to talking about their housemates. Vicky Pattinson is happy to let loose when it comes to anyone who crosses her, even her BFF’s boyfriend Joel- “He’s like chlamydia. Easy to catch and a nightmare to get rid of.”
The cast of Geordie Shore are, despite being hugely superficial, vain and downright lazy, massively popular and strangely loveable. Everyone is rooting for Gaz to get bored of pulling women so that he and Charlotte can live together in perfect Geordie bliss. (A girl can dream, right?) The girls embrace their sexuality and go out with the same motive as the guys- to ‘tache-on’! Are the Geordie girls New Age feminists, encouraging us all to get on board with Slut-Drop Saturday? (I did attempt a so-called slut-drop a lá Geordie style, I couldn’t climb stairs for three days afterwards).
Regardless of whether you think
Geordie Shore is absolute tripe or, like me, indulge in it weekly, its popularity cannot be denied. With fans such as Wayne Rooney, Ellie Goulding, Jessie J and, of course fellow Geordie, Cheryl Cole, the show has had massive success. Even
Florence Welch tweeted: “Hahahahahajahahahahh slut dropping is deffo my new favorite phrase/dancemove/lifestyle….
x” Well, if it’s good enough for Florence……#BOSH!Ed’s Note- I thought my Mum how to slut drop at a wedding recently. She then made me do it again in front of more people. That shiz is contagious.
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